Verb details
Perfect
for actions that happened in the past
| English | Egyptian |
| I told | 'ana nakkittaacnaa nakkitt | أنا َ نـَكّـِتّ |
| We told | 'ihna nakkitnaiicHnaa nakkitnaa | إحنا َ نـَكّـِتنا |
| You(m) told | 'inta nakkittiicnta nakkitt | إنت َ نـَكّـِتّ |
| You(f) told | 'inti nakkittiiicnti nakkitty | إنت ِ نـَكّـِتّي |
| You(pl) told | 'intu nakkittuiicntoo nakkittoo | إنتوا نـَكّـِتّوا |
| He/it(m) told | huwa nakkithuwa nakkit | هـُو َ نـَكّـِت |
| She/it(f) told | hiya nakkitithiya nakkitit | هـِي َ نـَكّـِتـِت |
| They told | humma nakkituhumma nakkitoo | هـُمّ َ نـَكّـِتوا |
Imperfect
used with modals (must, should, could, want to...
| English | Egyptian |
| I might tell | 'ana yimkin 'anakkitaacnaa yimkin aacnakkit | أنا َ يـِمكـِن أنـَكّـِت |
| We might tell | 'ihna yimkin ninakkitiicHnaa yimkin ninakkit | إحنا َ يـِمكـِن نـِنـَكّـِت |
| You(m) might tell | 'inta yimkin tinakkitiicnta yimkin tinakkit | إنت َ يـِمكـِن تـِنـَكّـِت |
| You(f) might tell | 'inti yimkin tinakkitiiicnti yimkin tinakkity | إنت ِ يـِمكـِن تـِنـَكّـِتي |
| You(pl) might tell | 'intu yimkin tinakkituiicntoo yimkin tinakkitoo | إنتوا يـِمكـِن تـِنـَكّـِتوا |
| He/it(m) might tell | huwa yimkin yinakkithuwa yimkin yinakkit | هـُو َ يـِمكـِن يـِنـَكّـِت |
| She/it(f) might tell | hiya yimkin tinakkithiya yimkin tinakkit | هـِي َ يـِمكـِن تـِنـَكّـِت |
| They might tell | humma yimkin yinakkituhumma yimkin yinakkitoo | هـُمّ َ يـِمكـِن يـِنـَكّـِتوا |
Bi-Imperfect
for actions happening now and habitual actions
| English | Egyptian |
| I tell | 'ana banakkitaacnaa banakkit | أنا َ بـَنـَكّـِت |
| We tell | 'ihna binnakkitiicHnaa binnakkit | إحنا َ بـِنّـَكّـِت |
| You(m) tell | 'inta bitnakkitiicnta bitnakkit | إنت َ بـِتنـَكّـِت |
| You(f) tell | 'inti bitnakkitiiicnti bitnakkity | إنت ِ بـِتنـَكّـِتي |
| You(pl) tell | 'intu bitnakkituiicntoo bitnakkitoo | إنتوا بـِتنـَكّـِتوا |
| He/it(m) tells | huwa biyinakkithuwa biyinakkit | هـُو َ بـِيـِنـَكّـِت |
| She/it(f) tells | hiya bitnakkithiya bitnakkit | هـِي َ بـِتنـَكّـِت |
| They tell | humma biyinakkituhumma biyinakkitoo | هـُمّ َ بـِيـِنـَكّـِتوا |
Ha-Imperfect
for actions that will happen in the future
| English | Egyptian |
| I will tell | 'ana hanakkitaacnaa hanakkit | أنا َ هـَنـَكّـِت |
| We will tell | 'ihna hannakkitiicHnaa hannakkit | إحنا َ هـَنّـَكّـِت |
| You(m) will tell | 'inta hatnakkitiicnta hatnakkit | إنت َ هـَتنـَكّـِت |
| You(f) will tell | 'inti hatnakkitiiicnti hatnakkity | إنت ِ هـَتنـَكّـِتي |
| You(pl) will tell | 'intu hatnakkituiicntoo hatnakkitoo | إنتوا هـَتنـَكّـِتوا |
| He/it(m) will tell | huwa hayinakkithuwa hayinakkit | هـُو َ هـَيـِنـَكّـِت |
| She/it(f) will tell | hiya hatnakkithiya hatnakkit | هـِي َ هـَتنـَكّـِت |
| They will tell | humma hayinakkituhumma hayinakkitoo | هـُمّ َ هـَيـِنـَكّـِتوا |
Imperative
telling somebody to do something
| English | Egyptian |
| You(m) tell! | nakkitnakkit | نـَكّـِت |
| You(f) tell! | nakkitinakkity | نـَكّـِتي |
| You(pl) tell! | nakkitunakkitoo | نـَكّـِتوا |
